| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Lactuca alpestris (Gand.) Rech.f. trib. Cichorieae |
| Bibliography | Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 105 (2, 1): 160 (1943) |
| Native Range | Crete |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 500-2300m |
| Description | taproot, basal leaves narrowly obovate, runcinate, segments elliptic or narrowly ovate, stem leaves similar, smaller, involucre cylindrical, glabrous, ligules 12-15mm long |
| Size | 5-25cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Lactuca viminea ssp. alpestris (Gand.) V.Ferakova Phaenixopus alpestris Gand. Scariola alpestris (Gand.) Holub |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (KRI Kriti) |